Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients attending arhinology outpatient clinic

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Newton, Jonathan R ^a   Santangeli, Louise ^b   Shakeel, Muhammad ^b   Ram, Bhaskar ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Clinic; Complementary medicine; Outpatient; Polyps; Rhinology; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; COD LIVER OIL; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; NASAL BLOCKAGE; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE FRACTURE; NOSE POLYP; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERFORATED NASAL SEPTUM; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEXOLOGY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 70149116980     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3264     Document Type: Article

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